Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group B explained

Group B of the men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 4 to 10 August 2016, and included Colombia, Japan, Nigeria and Sweden. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.^[1]

All times are BRT (UTC−3). For matches in Manaus, which is in AMT (UTC−4), local times are listed in parentheses.^[2]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Olympic appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
B1	style=white-space:nowrap			UEFA Under-21 Championship 1st place	24 June 2015	data-sort-value="10"	10th		data-sort-value="7.1"	Gold medal (1948)
B2	style=white-space:nowrap			CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off winners	29 March 2016	data-sort-value="5"	5th		data-sort-value="1.4"	Group stage (1968, 1972, 1980, 1992)
B3	style=white-space:nowrap			Africa U-23 Cup of Nations 1st place	9 December 2015	data-sort-value="7"	7th		data-sort-value="7.1"	Gold medal (1996)
B4	style=white-space:nowrap			AFC U-23 Championship 1st place	26 January 2016	data-sort-value="10"	10th		data-sort-value="5.1"	Bronze medal (1968)

Matches

Sweden vs Colombia


GK	1	Andreas Linde
DF	2	Adam Lundqvist
DF	3	Alexander Milošević
DF	4	Joakim Nilsson
DF	5	Pa Konate
MF	6	Abdul Khalili
MF	7	Simon Tibbling
MF	8	Alexander Fransson
MF	9
MF	11	Astrit Ajdarević (c)
FW	12
Substitutions:
MF	17
MF	10
FW	21
Manager:
Håkan Ericson


GK	1	Cristian Bonilla
DF	2	William Tesillo
DF	3
DF	4	Deiver Machado
DF	13
MF	12
MF	14
MF	15	Wílmar Barrios
FW	8	Dorlan Pabón
FW	9
FW	10	Teófilo Gutiérrez (c)
Substitutions:
FW	11
MF	16
Manager:
Carlos Restrepo

Assistant referees

Abdullah Al-Shalwai (Saudi Arabia)
Mohammed Al-Abakry (Saudi Arabia)
Fourth official

Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Nigeria vs Japan


GK	12	Daniel Akpeyi
RB	4	Shehu Abdullahi
CB	6	William Troost-Ekong
CB	16
LB	14	Azubuike Okechukwu
DM	10	Mikel John Obi (c)
RM	2	Seth Sincere
CM	8	Peter Etebo
CM	17
LM	13	Umar Sadiq
CF	9
Substitutions:
DF	3
DF	15
MF	12
Manager:
Samson Siasia


GK	1	Masatoshi Kushibiki
RB	2	Sei Muroya
CB	6	Tsukasa Shiotani
CB	5	Naomichi Ueda
LB	4	Hiroki Fujiharu
DM	3	Wataru Endō
CM	8	Ryota Oshima
CM	7	Riki Harakawa (c)
RF	18	Takumi Minamino
CF	13
LF	10
Substitutions:
FW	16
FW	11
MF	9
Manager:
Makoto Teguramori

Assistant referees

Frédéric Cano (France)
Nicolas Danos (France)
Fourth official

Diego Haro (Peru)

Sweden vs Nigeria


GK	1	Andreas Linde
DF	2
DF	3	Alexander Milošević
DF	4	Joakim Nilsson
DF	5	Pa Konate
MF	6	Abdul Khalili
MF	7	Simon Tibbling
MF	8
MF	9
MF	11	Astrit Ajdarević (c)
FW	12	Mikael Ishak
Substitutions:
MF	17
MF	10
DF	13
Manager:
Håkan Ericson


GK	18	Emmanuel Daniel
RB	4
CB	6	William Troost-Ekong
CB	16	Stanley Amuzie
LB	14	Azubuike Okechukwu
DM	10	Mikel John Obi (c)
RM	2	Seth Sincere
CM	8	Peter Etebo
CM	17	Muhammed Usman Edu
LM	13
CF	9	Imoh Ezekiel
Substitutions:
FW	7
DF	3
DF	15
Manager:
Samson Siasia

Assistant referees

Simon Lount (New Zealand)
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Fourth official

Diego Haro (Peru)

Japan vs Colombia


GK	12	Kosuke Nakamura
RB	2
CB	6	Tsukasa Shiotani
CB	5	Naomichi Ueda
LB	4
DM	3	Wataru Endō (c)
RM	9
CM	14
LM	10	Shoya Nakajima
SS	16	Takuma Asano
CF	13	Shinzo Koroki
Substitutions:
MF	8
MF	18
DF	15
Manager:
Makoto Teguramori


GK	1	Cristian Bonilla
DF	2
DF	3	Deivy Balanta
DF	4	Deiver Machado
DF	5
MF	14
MF	15	Wílmar Barrios
MF	16
FW	8	Dorlan Pabón
FW	9	Miguel Borja
FW	10	Teófilo Gutiérrez (c)
Substitutions:
FW	7
DF	13
MF	6
Manager:
Carlos Restrepo

Assistant referees

Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)
Nikolay Golubev (Russia)
Fourth official

Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Japan vs Sweden


GK	12	Kosuke Nakamura
RB	2	Sei Muroya
CB	6	Tsukasa Shiotani
CB	5	Naomichi Ueda
LB	15	Masashi Kamekawa
CM	3	Wataru Endō (c)
CM	8	Ryota Oshima
RM	18
LM	10	Shoya Nakajima
CF	13
CF	16
Substitutions:
MF	9
FW	11
MF	14
Manager:
Makoto Teguramori


GK	1	Andreas Linde
DF	2	Adam Lundqvist
DF	3
DF	5	Pa Konate
DF	13	Jacob Une Larsson
MF	6	Abdul Khalili
MF	7	Simon Tibbling
MF	8
MF	9
MF	11	Astrit Ajdarević (c)
FW	12
Substitutions:
MF	10
MF	17
FW	21
Manager:
Håkan Ericson

Assistant referees

Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official

Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Colombia vs Nigeria


GK	1	Cristian Bonilla
DF	2	William Tesillo
DF	3	Deivy Balanta
DF	13	Helibelton Palacios
DF	17	Cristian Borja
MF	12	Andrés Felipe Roa
MF	15
MF	16
FW	8
FW	10	Teófilo Gutiérrez (c)
FW	11	Harold Preciado
Substitutions:
MF	6
MF	14
DF	4
Manager:
Carlos Restrepo


GK	1
RB	2	Seth Sincere
CB	6
CB	14
LB	3
CM	10	Mikel John Obi (c)
CM	8	Peter Etebo
RW	15	Ndifreke Udo
AM	12
LW	7
CF	13	Umar Sadiq
Substitutions:
FW	9
MF	17
DF	16
Manager:
Samson Siasia

Assistant referees

Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official

Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala)

External links

Football – Men, Rio2016.com
Men's Olympic Football Tournament, Rio 2016, FIFA.com

Notes and References

Web site: Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150408151321/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/54/40/46/oftsregulationsrio2016-e_neutral.pdf. dead. April 8, 2015. FIFA.com.
Web site: Match Schedule Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160615090936/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/73/19/20/olympicgames_rio_matchschedulemix_fifa_02052016_neutral.pdf. dead. June 15, 2016. FIFA.com.